SCWI/IJECT School College Work Initiative and Activities

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Agenda Agenda 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. What s new? 3. Supporting Students in Level 1 Dual Credits 4. Connecting with Employers 5. Questions, Comments, Discussion 6. Next Steps 7. Closing Comments 2 SCWI/IJECT

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School-College-Work Initiative Since its inception in 1997, the SCWI has contributed to the goal of increasing the number of students who graduate from secondary school and providing a seamless transition from secondary school to postsecondary education by supporting collaborative activities and programs. 2021-24 CODE Memo, p.1 4 SCWI / IJECT

SCWI Main Focus Activities Dual Credits PTG Students SHSM Students Level 1 Apprenticeship In-School Training Dual Credits OYAP Students PTG Students 5 SCWI/IJECT

Activities and Forums 2021-22 Requests: # of participants in Hands-on grade 7 and 8 activities: 25,495 # of participants in Trades related activities for secondary school students: 9,407 Cycle 3 2021-22 Approved Requests as submitted by RPTs. 6 SCWI/IJECT

Components of Level 1 Transitions Support Pilots Approved funding based on: 3 small group presentations per class of approximately 22 4 one-on-one one hour conversations per student 1 day of PD and Reporting per class $20/student of Miscellaneous Funding 7 SCWI / IJECT

Student Enrolment in Dual Credit Programs 2013-14 through 2020-21 All Dual Credits All Level 1 Dual Credits 21,799 21,346 20,695 20,638 20,264 19,958 19,151 17,854 1,195 1,262 966 1,019 1,301 1,341 473 935 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Source: 2014-15 Dual Credit Data Report, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 RPT Chairs/Coordinators Presentations 8 SCWI / IJECT

Planned and Actual Level 1 Dual Credit Participation Actual # of Level 1 Dual Credit Student Enrolments 966 935 ? Cycle 1 Approved # of Level 1 Dual Credit Students 1,235 1,340 1,508 Difference 269 405 2018-19 2020-21 2021-22 9 SCWI/IJECT

Actual vs Approved Level 1 Programs by RPT 2020-21 Level 1 Dual Credit Programs Actual vs approved 84% (ranged from 66% to 100% in RPTs; 7 RPTs at or above 95%) This is based on the number of approved students at the end of the year not the beginning 10 SCWI/IJECT

Are we filling all of our approved seats? Why aren t we filling all of the approved seats? - students without an RTA? - lack of interested students? What are the challenges/solutions to underfilled programs 11 SCWI/IJECT

Data What we know RTAs 2020-21 OYAP students with RTAs 2,081 (http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/publications/oyap-participation-trade-language- gender-2020-2021-en.pdf ) Students in Level 1 dual credit 935 12 SCWI/IJECT

Data What we don t know Are there lots of people in your area going into apprenticeship immediately after high school or several years later? Agree: 85% Disagree: 15% Students participating in Level 1s at Non-college TDAs? Agree: 53% Disagree: 47% Is there a connection between the number of RTAs and Labour Market Information? Agree: 67% Disagree: 33% 13 SCWI/IJECT

Data 2018-19 and 2020-21 # of Boards # of Boards More than 5 Level 1 Dual Credit Students 37 (range 6 85 students) 1-5 Level 1 Dual Credit Students 0 Level 1 Dual Credit Students Year 2018-19 15 20 2020-21 32 (range 6 143 students) 16 24 in 2018-19 and 2020-21, 14 boards had zero students participating in Level 1 dual credits 14 SCWI/IJECT

What we found through our research Is there unmet demand for Level 1 dual credits in your area? Agree: 78% Disagree: 22% What are the barriers: Student interest Agree: 80% Disagree: 20% Lack of co-op/OYAP employers Agree: 83% Disagree: 17% Lack of opportunities at colleges Agree: 73% Disagree: 27% 15 SCWI / IJECT

2018-19 Data by Level 1 Delivery Approach Approach Provincial Retention Rate 2018-19 Provincial Success Rate 2018-19 Team-taught Level 1 apprenticeship at secondary school 98% 100% College-delivered level 1 apprenticeship at college 94% 88% College-delivered level 1 apprenticeship at secondary school Provincial 98% 100% 94% 91% Sources: 2018-19 Dual Credit A-A-Glance 16 SCWI / IJECT

2020-21 Provincial Data by Level 1 Delivery Approach Approach (* 1 program) # of Students who Started Actual vs Approved Retention Success Success Level 1 - OSSD College-delivered level 1 at college 821 85% 98% 90% 84% Oversight 80 82% 96% 98% 97% College-delivered level 1 at secondary school* 16 100% 94% No data 93% Team-taught level 1 at college* 18 100% 94% 100% 100% Source: Preliminary Data as reported in EDCS by RPTs 17 SCWI / IJECT

SCWI - Dual Credits 2022-23 Extension to 2022-23 for current students with an OSSD to participate in level 1 apprenticeship training dual credits Please maintain your current approach which is to allow a limited number of exceptions based on seat availability once all students without an OSSD are accommodated. Additional funding to expand SHSM dual credits in technology and trades continues 18 SCWI/IJECT

SCWI - Dual Credits 2022-23 There is currently no change in the status of non-college TDAs with regard to dual credits. 19 SCWI/IJECT

Supporting Students in Level 1 Dual Credits 20 SCWI/IJECT

Registration Questions Promoting dual credits widely is tricky given the target group requirement. How do you communicate that respectfully to a wide audience without turning off students who may not consider themselves part of the target group? 21 SCWI/IJECT

Who is eligible to participate? Students in the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) Primary Target Group Students Students in an SHSM Students in OYAP are eligible to participate in dual credit programs. For more information, contact your school guidance department or visit OYAP Students Adult Students https://www.ontario.ca/page/pre pare-apprenticeship#section-2. 22 SCWI / IJECT

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Whats your strategy? 24 SCWI/IJECT

Registration Question We are new to Level 1 DC and we are trying to figure out how to time it right to have 4 credit co-op during second semester for students instead of guessing how many students we'll have interested. 25 SCWI/IJECT

Student Supports: Before Preparing students starting in grade 10 for this opportunity, being a rural small board and having equal opportunities for your students. When do you start? Which SCWI Activities are available to your students? Which other opportunities are available? What is the follow up? 26 SCWI/IJECT

Student Supports: Before Preparing students starting in grade 10 for this opportunity, being a rural small board and having equal opportunities for your students. How do we help students who know where they want to go to plan their secondary school timetables What do you have to offer to help students develop their individual pathways (inside and outside of school) 27 SCWI/IJECT

RPT 7 Selecting the Right Students Rosanne Hessian, Chair, School of Interdisciplinary Studies Conestoga College Coordinator, RPT 7 28 SCWI/IJECT

RPT 7 Selecting the Right Students Rosie Hessian, Chair School of Interdisciplinary Studies CC Coord RPT 7 Rosie Hessian, Chair School of Interdisciplinary Studies CC Coord RPT 7 Question: Why would you like to be part of this program? What encouraged you to decide to apply for this Program? Tell us what you know about the program? OYAP Level 1 applications Why we interview Interview process and timing Interview rubrics Selection/waitlists Personal Interest Change of school routine Parent/Peer Encouragement Notes: Did the student make an objective choice? Are the reasons for the program choices supported by the program opportunities? Opportunity to counsel the student to the demands of the program and ensure that the student is prepared to meet these demands. Question: What experiences or background do you have in this sector? Part time job, in-school classes, co-op? In-school classes Parent or friend influence General Interest Notes: Is the students aware of the nature of the jobs related to this program? Opportunity to explain what the co-op and / or eventual job requirements and opportunities will be. 29 SCWI/IJECT

Paulette Lippert - Toolkit Paulette Lippert Experiential Learning Consultant, K-12 Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board RPT 13 Member http://centrallakes.ca/student-toolkit/ 30 SCWI/IJECT

What supports do students in Apprenticeship Level 1 Dual Credits need? What problems are students running into? Who can help with those issues? 31 SCWI/IJECT

Connecting with Employers 32 SCWI/IJECT

Whats new in your community? What is the local impact of COVID-19 on employment opportunities? Will there be an impact on apprenticeship? Local labour market info does it exist? Is it useful? Opportunities to connect with community partners around apprenticeship 33 SCWI/IJECT

Employer Engagement Finding employers It can be difficult to find the right placement for students Lack of opportunities without a name of someone potential apprentice knows Some employers say that high school students are not ready for their level one and would not put someone through that until they got to work for them for at least a year. 34 SCWI/IJECT

Data to Inform Decision Data to Inform Decision- -Making: Provincial Making: Provincial https://caf-fca.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CAF_Report_LMI-2021_EN_Ontario_FINAL.pdf 35 SCWI / IJECT

Challenges Among the most compelling of our findings are those related to apprenticeship completion rates. The rates are low, ranging from 54% to 67% among the major trade types. These findings raise questions about why some apprentices do not to complete their training. Do some apprentices leave a program because they find a related job or because the challenges are too great? Chatoor, K. & Kaufman, A. (2020) The Journey of Ontario Apprentices: From High School to the Workforce. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. https://heqco.ca/pub/the-journey-of-ontario- apprentices-from-high-school-to-the-workforce-and-diving-into-the-trades-an-in-depth-look-at-10- apprenticeship-programs-in-ontario/ 36 SCWI / IJECT

Questions, Comments, Discussion 37 SCWI/IJECT

Whats your focus going to be? 38 SCWI/IJECT

Closing Comments 39 SCWI/IJECT

Contact Us Contact Us David Armstrong DavidArmstrong@ontariodirectors.ca Janine Griffore Janine.Griffore@gmail.com Phil Hedges PhilHedges@kwic.com Sonja Vandermeer SVandermeer@ontariodirectors.ca 40 SCWI/IJECT